General auto repair in Iowa 1,058 establishments · 5,212 employees · 2024

Firms (IA)

1,058

Employment

5,212

Avg Annual Pay

$55,406

State Rank

#24 of 52

How Iowa compares to national

Metric	Iowa	National	Iowa vs. U.S.
Establishments	1,058	86,232	1.2% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$55,406	$57,862	-$2,456 (-4.2%)
Location quotient	1.33	1.00	33% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)	4.9	4.6	—
Year-over-year firm growth	+0.3%	—	—

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.33 means general auto repair are 33% over-represented in Iowa's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for general auto repair

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	California	10,154	$60,710
2	Texas	6,685	$60,532
3	Florida	5,459	$58,840
4	New York	5,198	$51,708
5	Pennsylvania	4,406	$53,323
6	Illinois	3,766	$59,195
7	North Carolina	3,160	$54,177
8	Ohio	3,004	$53,921
9	Georgia	2,470	$60,931
10	New Jersey	2,429	$57,204

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 811111. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json